Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Gary Nash
Jul 28, 2023
Gary Lee Nash was a farmer, businessman, and family man who was born on August 7, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa. He was the son of Ross and Maxine (Dinkey) Nash. Gary grew up near Marne, where he started his education at a country school before moving on to Walnut, where he graduated with the class of 1965. After high school,...
Maxine Sick
Jul 24, 2023
Maxine Ruth Sick was born on April 4, 1937, to Ejner and Velma Dunnington Sorensen near the picturesque town of Walnut, Iowa. She grew up in a warm and loving household, surrounded by the beauty of nature and the strong values of her family. Maxine's childhood was filled with joyous moments and close-knit family gatherings, creating cherished memories that would...
Linda Holtmyer
Jul 23, 2023
Linda Ilene Holtmyer, daughter of Orville and Ethel (Carse) Turner was born March 30, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa. She attended school in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from Avoca High School. She then attended Northwest Missouri State University earning her degree in Elementary Education. After college, Linda began her career teaching at Lewis Lake View School in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
David Allen Thayer
Jul 21, 2023
Full obituary pending. He is survived by girlfriend Anita Riebesell; brothers Steven Thayer and Robert Thayer; sisters Judy Reis and Diane King, and extended family and friends.
Peggy Ellsworth
Jul 20, 2023
Peggy Jeannine Ellsworth was born December 12, 1936, to Marcellus (“Sal”) and Evelyn (Frahm) Grundmeier in Carroll, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School with the class of 1955. After graduation, she worked as a Nurses Aid at Manning General then attended the State of Iowa School of Nursing in Iowa City where she graduated...
Arlo Max Petersen
Jul 18, 2023
Arlo Max Petersen, son of Harry A.P. and Helen (Barkman) Petersen was born on April 12, 1935, at his parent’s home in rural Shelby County, IA. Arlo attended both Jackson Township #1 and Polk Township #7 and graduated from Harlan High School in 1955. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA. Arlo was united in...
John Lawrence Thraen
Jul 18, 2023
John Lawrence Thraen was born to Lawrence and Lavina Thraen in Earling, Iowa on January 31, 1938. John was a lifelong member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. He also attended St. Joseph's Catholic School. Following his graduation, John enlisted to the Army National Guard in 1960. John found the love of...
Kenneth Tremel
Jul 16, 2023
Kenneth Alfred Tremel Ken Tremel, 91, of Panama, IA, passed away from a sudden illness on July 16, 2023. Ken was born on August 26, 1931 to Anna and Joseph Tremel on the family farm in Panama, IA. As the tenth of twelve siblings, he was no stranger to hard work, the art of diplomacy, and being resourceful. From 1952-54...
Sylvan John Klein
Jul 14, 2023
Sylvan John Klein, son of Leo and Lucine (Kramer) Klein was born on December 31, 1938, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended grade school in Westphalia until 1952,when he started high school in Portsmouth, Iowa. He graduated in 1957. Sylvan worked construction for a year in Omaha, before he started his...
Leo Bargenquast
Jul 12, 2023
Leo Lavern Bargenquast was the youngest of 10 children, born on January 31, 1925 to the late Friedrich (Fred) and Margret Bargenquast of Irwin, IA. His father died of influenza when Leo was only three years old. From the age of 2 to 14 Leo lived in Harlan, Avoca, Shelby and Kirkman. When World War II broke out, Leo enlisted...
Shawna Leigh Klindt
Jul 9, 2023
Shawna Leigh Klindt, daughter of Ivan and Kathleen (Campbell) Fries, was born on November 5, 1964, in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1983. She later graduated from Iowa Western Community College and attended Buena Vista University. She was united in marriage to Charlie Summers, Jr. in July of 1982. Three daughters were...
Andrew John Boettger
Jul 7, 2023
Andrew John Boettger was born on February 5th, 1974 in Harlan, Iowa and left us way too soon at the age of 49 on July 7th, 2023. Andy was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa and was a proud graduate of Harlan Community High School in 1992. He began his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS...
Mark Finken
Jul 5, 2023
Mark Joseph Finken was born on April 25, 1960 to Charles & Edna (Fromm) Finken in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church & attended St. Joseph School in Earling. Mark spent his childhood years in Earling until enlisting in the US Air Force serving from 1977-1979. Following his military service, Mark spent his life working various...
Reinhold "Mike" Meinke
Jul 4, 2023
Reinhold “Mike” Emil Meinke, son of Ervin and Klara (Kilber) Meinke, was born on April 11, 1943, in Storla, South Dakota. He grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota and graduated from high school in 1961. He was united in marriage to Bennetta McAllister. She passed and he married Diana Pitkin. To this union 3 children were born: Rod, Ryan and...
Bernice Gaul Book
Jul 3, 2023
Bernice Stessman Gaul, daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman was born on February 25, 1925 in Panama, Iowa. She received her sacraments at St. Mary’s and attended school there as well. She attended college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. On June 18, 1947, she was united in married to Gerry Gaul. They made their home on a...
William John Stein
Jul 3, 2023
William John "Bill" Stein was born on July 3, 1954, to Carl and Helen (Leinen) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. Known to all as "Bill", he was the ninth child of the 14 children born to Carl and Helen. Bill grew up on the family farm. As a boy, he attended school at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,...
Andrew Chapman
Jul 2, 2023
Andrew Philip Chapman, son of Kenneth and Kathleen (Freese) Chapman, was born on November 18, 1975 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended grade school in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan Magnolia High School in 1994. On August 10, 1996, Andrew was united in marriage to Jill Ring at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Neola, Iowa. To this union...
Wilda Edgecomb
Jul 2, 2023
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota on August 18th,1944. Parents were Carl and Vadis Pankonen. She was one of 12 children. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. She met the love of her life Darwin Edgecomb which happened to be her next door neighbor growing up. They were married in Kansas on December 18th, 1961. They resided in Pipestone for a couple...
Kenneth Blum
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Nicholas Blum, son of William and Laurina (Britten) Blum, was born on November 3, 1932, at his family farm near Westphalia, Iowa. He attended St. Bonaface Catholic Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended school up until the 8th grade at St. Bonaface and then worked on the family farm. On Feb 11, 1956, Kenny was united...
Randy Lee Greer
Jul 2, 2023
Randy Lee Greer, son of Robert Louis Greer and Lois Ethel (Arnold) Greer Wirth, was born on July 4, 1953 on the Naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Council Bluffs, Iowa and confirmed at the Congregational Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Peterson Grade School in Council Bluffs,...
Gary Nash
Jul 28, 2023
Gary Lee Nash was a farmer, businessman, and family man who was born on August 7, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa. He was the son of Ross and Maxine (Dinkey) Nash. Gary grew up near Marne, where he started his education at a country school before moving on to Walnut, where he graduated with the class of 1965. After high school,...
Maxine Sick
Jul 24, 2023
Maxine Ruth Sick was born on April 4, 1937, to Ejner and Velma Dunnington Sorensen near the picturesque town of Walnut, Iowa. She grew up in a warm and loving household, surrounded by the beauty of nature and the strong values of her family. Maxine's childhood was filled with joyous moments and close-knit family gatherings, creating cherished memories that would...
Linda Holtmyer
Jul 23, 2023
Linda Ilene Holtmyer, daughter of Orville and Ethel (Carse) Turner was born March 30, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa. She attended school in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from Avoca High School. She then attended Northwest Missouri State University earning her degree in Elementary Education. After college, Linda began her career teaching at Lewis Lake View School in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
David Allen Thayer
Jul 21, 2023
Full obituary pending. He is survived by girlfriend Anita Riebesell; brothers Steven Thayer and Robert Thayer; sisters Judy Reis and Diane King, and extended family and friends.
Peggy Ellsworth
Jul 20, 2023
Peggy Jeannine Ellsworth was born December 12, 1936, to Marcellus (“Sal”) and Evelyn (Frahm) Grundmeier in Carroll, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School with the class of 1955. After graduation, she worked as a Nurses Aid at Manning General then attended the State of Iowa School of Nursing in Iowa City where she graduated...
Arlo Max Petersen
Jul 18, 2023
Arlo Max Petersen, son of Harry A.P. and Helen (Barkman) Petersen was born on April 12, 1935, at his parent’s home in rural Shelby County, IA. Arlo attended both Jackson Township #1 and Polk Township #7 and graduated from Harlan High School in 1955. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA. Arlo was united in...
John Lawrence Thraen
Jul 18, 2023
John Lawrence Thraen was born to Lawrence and Lavina Thraen in Earling, Iowa on January 31, 1938. John was a lifelong member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. He also attended St. Joseph's Catholic School. Following his graduation, John enlisted to the Army National Guard in 1960. John found the love of...
Kenneth Tremel
Jul 16, 2023
Kenneth Alfred Tremel Ken Tremel, 91, of Panama, IA, passed away from a sudden illness on July 16, 2023. Ken was born on August 26, 1931 to Anna and Joseph Tremel on the family farm in Panama, IA. As the tenth of twelve siblings, he was no stranger to hard work, the art of diplomacy, and being resourceful. From 1952-54...
Sylvan John Klein
Jul 14, 2023
Sylvan John Klein, son of Leo and Lucine (Kramer) Klein was born on December 31, 1938, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended grade school in Westphalia until 1952,when he started high school in Portsmouth, Iowa. He graduated in 1957. Sylvan worked construction for a year in Omaha, before he started his...
Leo Bargenquast
Jul 12, 2023
Leo Lavern Bargenquast was the youngest of 10 children, born on January 31, 1925 to the late Friedrich (Fred) and Margret Bargenquast of Irwin, IA. His father died of influenza when Leo was only three years old. From the age of 2 to 14 Leo lived in Harlan, Avoca, Shelby and Kirkman. When World War II broke out, Leo enlisted...
Shawna Leigh Klindt
Jul 9, 2023
Shawna Leigh Klindt, daughter of Ivan and Kathleen (Campbell) Fries, was born on November 5, 1964, in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1983. She later graduated from Iowa Western Community College and attended Buena Vista University. She was united in marriage to Charlie Summers, Jr. in July of 1982. Three daughters were...
Andrew John Boettger
Jul 7, 2023
Andrew John Boettger was born on February 5th, 1974 in Harlan, Iowa and left us way too soon at the age of 49 on July 7th, 2023. Andy was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa and was a proud graduate of Harlan Community High School in 1992. He began his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS...
Mark Finken
Jul 5, 2023
Mark Joseph Finken was born on April 25, 1960 to Charles & Edna (Fromm) Finken in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church & attended St. Joseph School in Earling. Mark spent his childhood years in Earling until enlisting in the US Air Force serving from 1977-1979. Following his military service, Mark spent his life working various...
Reinhold "Mike" Meinke
Jul 4, 2023
Reinhold “Mike” Emil Meinke, son of Ervin and Klara (Kilber) Meinke, was born on April 11, 1943, in Storla, South Dakota. He grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota and graduated from high school in 1961. He was united in marriage to Bennetta McAllister. She passed and he married Diana Pitkin. To this union 3 children were born: Rod, Ryan and...
Bernice Gaul Book
Jul 3, 2023
Bernice Stessman Gaul, daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman was born on February 25, 1925 in Panama, Iowa. She received her sacraments at St. Mary’s and attended school there as well. She attended college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. On June 18, 1947, she was united in married to Gerry Gaul. They made their home on a...
William John Stein
Jul 3, 2023
William John "Bill" Stein was born on July 3, 1954, to Carl and Helen (Leinen) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. Known to all as "Bill", he was the ninth child of the 14 children born to Carl and Helen. Bill grew up on the family farm. As a boy, he attended school at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,...
Andrew Chapman
Jul 2, 2023
Andrew Philip Chapman, son of Kenneth and Kathleen (Freese) Chapman, was born on November 18, 1975 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended grade school in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan Magnolia High School in 1994. On August 10, 1996, Andrew was united in marriage to Jill Ring at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Neola, Iowa. To this union...
Wilda Edgecomb
Jul 2, 2023
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota on August 18th,1944. Parents were Carl and Vadis Pankonen. She was one of 12 children. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. She met the love of her life Darwin Edgecomb which happened to be her next door neighbor growing up. They were married in Kansas on December 18th, 1961. They resided in Pipestone for a couple...
Kenneth Blum
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Nicholas Blum, son of William and Laurina (Britten) Blum, was born on November 3, 1932, at his family farm near Westphalia, Iowa. He attended St. Bonaface Catholic Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended school up until the 8th grade at St. Bonaface and then worked on the family farm. On Feb 11, 1956, Kenny was united...
Randy Lee Greer
Jul 2, 2023
Randy Lee Greer, son of Robert Louis Greer and Lois Ethel (Arnold) Greer Wirth, was born on July 4, 1953 on the Naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Council Bluffs, Iowa and confirmed at the Congregational Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Peterson Grade School in Council Bluffs,...
